Canada and Japan push for energy controls at summit
Prime Minister Clark and Premier Ohira agreed the summit should pursue concrete oil conservation and new energy sources. Canada opposes a Europe wide five year oil import freeze but backs IEAs five percent cut this year. Officials warn of a 1981 85 oil and gas output drop, with no rationing planned despite price moves to spur conservation.
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Tokyo
Joe Clark
Canada
Masayoshi Ohira
Japan
Ohiro
Clark
John Crosbie
Crosbie
Strasbourg
France
International Energy Agency
United States
Roger Beetham
European Economic Community
U.S
Clark-Ohiro
Ippei Kaneko
Kaneko
Beer strike hits Alberta as Molson teams walk out
Alberta beer supply faces disruption as Molson Alberta Breweries in Edmonton join a strike that could cut 95 percent of provincial beer. Liquor stores in Medicine Hat restrict purchases to two cases per customer amid fears of shortages.
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Alberta
Medicine Hat
Molson Alberta Breweries Ltd
Edmonton
Canadian Union of
United Brewery
Molson
Sick
Lethbridge
Carling O’keefe Breweries
Labatt
Alberta Brewers Agents Ltd
Gerry Lucas
Alberta Brewers Agents
Jim Phelan
Molson Union
Carling O’keefe and Labatt’s
Maple Avenue
U.S
Medicine Hat Hotel Association
Gene DeGagne
Cecil Hotel
Downtown traffic study sinks civic square plan
A traffic study released Tuesday urges keeping the 500 block of First Street open and proposes a one way street grid in downtown. It favors a river road First Street couplet with a pedestrian network for the civic square and sets timelines through 1983 and beyond.
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Civic Square
First Street
S.E
Milt Reinhardt
Reinhardt
Scheffer Consultants Ltd
Calgary
Second Street
Gershaw Drive
Second Avenue S.W
River Road
Maple Avenue
Fifth
Sixth Avenues
Southeast
Alberta Regional Planning Commission
RPC
Council
APC
Public Works Committee
City and club settle use of new golf clubhouse
City and Medicine Hat Golf and Country Club reach a six month city control and one month exclusive club use agreement for the new golf clubhouse. Mayor Milt Reinhardt says the deal, ratified at a closed council meeting, awaits golf club directors approval.
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Medicine Hat
Golf Club
Jay Braun
Ald
Sam Stone
Lee Anderson
Reinhardt
Ken Sauer
Community Services Committee
Syria Israel clash over Lebanon leaves air combat claims split
Israeli and Syrian warplanes fought over southern Lebanon with Israel saying five MiG-21s were shot down while Syria reported four of its planes hit and two Israeli jets downed. PLO claimed two Israeli jets brought down. a Beirut rancher reported one jet down near Kfar Beirut.
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Tel Aviv
Lebanon
Associated Press
Beirut
PLO
Kfar Beirut
Food shortage fears sweep across the United States
Growing shortages spread from the East to the plains as California growers dump crops due to trucker blockades. Meatpackers cut staff in the Midwest while consumers rush to buy groceries. Officials warn of an impending emergency as fuel and transport constraints bite nationwide.
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New York
United States
Plains
California
U.S
Energy Department
Carter
Levittown
William Hill
Independent Truckers Unity Committee
Fort Wayne
Ind
Indiana
Carnettie
Nebraska
Stores Eliminate 1.5 L Bottles After Explosions
Local retailers including OK Economy and Canada Safeway will stop selling 1.5 litre soft drink bottles after a Waterloo incident where a bottle exploded and cut a shopper. Industry officials warn of potential summer shortages and jobs loss without replacement packaging.
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Peter Robb
Roy Avery
Avery
Canada Safeway
Waterloo
Ont
Anne Murray
Prodiittle
Horne and Pitfield Foods, Ltd
IGA
Medicine Hat Co-op Ltd
Pepsi-Cola
Coca-Cola
Seven-Up
Canada Dry
Cplus Orange
Pure Spring
Wilson's
Doug Hulme
Amalgamated Beverages Ltd
Medicine Hat
Alberta
Stu McQuay
Blue Label Beverages
University of Toronto
David Barham
Doug Waters
Canadian Soft Drink Association
Mayor refuses to discuss terminal plans amid relocation clash
Mayor Milt Reinhardt said he has no time to meet provincial officials over a new air terminal, arguing the blueprints are drawn and the proposal to move the airport was not given a fair hearing. Deputy minister Bob Cronkhite defended the process and outlined potential edits to plans with the city.
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Milt Reinhardt
Reinhardt
Bob Cronkhite
Council
Cronkhite
Ald
Ken Sauer
Public Works Committee
Henry Kroeger
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Lori May
Vincent Massey School
Daniel Lander
Paul Bilodeau
Fourth
Fourth Street
Sixth Avenue
CPR
Syria
Israel
Public Works
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